Container vise



April 17, 1951 cs. F. HETH 2,549,084

CONTAINER VISE Filed July 19, 1948 Fig. l.

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BY 9mm MM 5m Patented Apr. 17, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ICONTAINER VISE Glen F. Heth, Fort Atkinson, wis,

Application July 19, 1948, Serial No. 39,401

This invention relates to a novel vise for securing a preferablycylindrical container, which container may be fabricated of metal,cardboard, plastic, or the like.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive device which will firmly hold a container, such as an icecream carton, and prevent its turning when material is being withdrawnfrom the container.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a novel containervise comprising a base member, a pair of uprights secured in spacedrelationship to each other on the base member, a plurality ofdiscontinuous bands guidingly retained in spaced parallel relationshipupon the uprights, and a novel and readily accessible means for openingand closing the bands about any de sired container. 7

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of theinvention which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of whichhas been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device of the instant invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the deviceillustrating the means for guidingly retaining a band on one of theuprights; and

Figure f is a perspective view of a modified base member employed inconnection with the device.

Specific reference is now made to the drawings. In the several views inthe accompanying drawings and in the following specification referencecharacters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

Indicated generally at It is a base member, which may be of any desiredform, but which preferably consists of a circular base plate l2 to whichis secured an annular flange M. It

6 Claims. (01. 248-361) is to be understood, of course, that this flangemay be integral with the base plate l2. As shown in Figure 4, the basemember may be modified to erably diammetrically opposed, two of whichlugs and 22 serve as means for retaining the first upright 24 and thesecond upright 26 to the base member.

In the preferred form, as shown in Figure 1,

the uprights 2 1 and 26 are secured, preferably by means of bolts orrivets 28, to the inner surface of the flange l5. Vertically spaced uponthe upright is a plurality ofguide and retaining means which consists ofa plurality of brackets 38 having an arcuated portion 32 which is spacedfrom the upright 25 and which is secured thereto by means of a pair offlanges 34 and 36 having bolts 38 extending through the flanges and theupright 26.

Guidingly retained on the upright 26 in the brackets between the innersurface of the arcuate portion 32 and the outer surface of the upright26 is a plurality of flexible bands 40,,

each of which is secured at one end 42 to the first upright 24 by meansof suitable bolts or other fastening pins 44.

The free ends of the bands 4! are further provided with sleeve membersit which are preferably integra1 with the bands and may be formed uponthe bands Ml, as shown in Figure 1, by turning the free end of the bands40 inwardly or outwardly upon the band and securing the edge thereof tothe band by means of suitable bolts or fastening pins as.

The first upright 24 is further provided with a plurality of verticallyspaced apertured lugs for rotatably retaining therethrough a crank arm52 having vertically spaced cranks 54, preferably U-shaped, the webportions of which engageably receive the sleeves 46 of the bands Ml.Secured to or integral with the crank arm 52, and preferably at the topthereof, is a suitable handle portion 56.

In practical operation, the container is slid between the uprights 24and 26 and supported on the base plate it of the base member I D. Bymerely rotating the handle portion 56 of the crank arm 52 in a clockwisedirection, the bands 40 will be closed about the container andfrictionally retain the container in the vise as shown in Figure 2.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art, A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit'of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A container vise comprising a base member,

, end of each of said bands, a crank arm including vertically spacedcranks engageably receiving said sleeves, and means for rotatablyretaining said crank arm upon said first upright.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first-mentioned meansincludes a plurality of vertically spaced brackets.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said crank arm retaining meansincludes a plurality of vertically spaced apertured lugs on said first.

upright engageably receiving said crank arm.

4. The combination of claim 3 and a handle portion carried by said crankarm.

5. A container vise comprising a base member having a circular bottomplate and an annular flange secured thereto, a first upright secured tosaid flange, a second upright secured to said 4 flange and diametricallyopposed to said first upright, a plurality of discontinuous bandssecured at one end to said first upright, vertically spaced guidebrackets on said second upright for guidingly retaining said bandsthereon, sleevescarried by the free ends of said bands, a crank armincluding vertically spaced cranks engageably receiving said sleeves, ahandle portion on said crank arm, and means for rotatably retaining saidcrank arm upon said firstupright.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said base member includes acircular bottom plate and a plurality of circumferentially spacedupstanding lugs, said first and second uprights being secured to two ofsaid lugs.

GLEN F. I-IETH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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